Bursa vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bursa	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2363	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$403	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$687	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$918	$3954
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	43	90
😀 Quality of life	67	94
🏙️ Population	2.9M	1.51M

The cost of living in Bursa is 63% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6133rd and 920th ($915 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4671st and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Munich

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	Bursa	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.56	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.6	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.32%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1641	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.38	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.44	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15610	$14492

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Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$787
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$659
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$679
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$837
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$838
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$819
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1288
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$724
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$985
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$835
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$612
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$704
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$686
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$547
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$777
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$679
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$725
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$562
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$732
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$699
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$695
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$759
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$655
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$760
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$697
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$574
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$1067
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$1046
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$686
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$652
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$557
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$1151
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$780
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$595

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730